COPS: Lansdale man assaulted girlfriend in the couple's home, sending her to the hospital

LANSDALE — A Lansdale man was arrested early Thursday morning after allegedly assaulting his girlfriend in the home they share, knocking her out and sending her to the hospital, police said.

Christopher Billingsley, 39, of the 700 block of Walnut Street, was arraigned around noon on Thursday in District Judge Harold Borek’s Lansdale courtroom on charges of simple assault, harassment and disorderly conduct.

Bail was set at $50,000 cash, with the condition that Billingsley is not allowed to have any contact with the victim in the case for the duration of the case.

Billingsley was then transported to Montgomery County Correctional Facility.

Police said that just after 3 a.m. on Thursday, officers responded to Lansdale Hospital for a report of an assault victim.

There, according to the criminal complaint, the woman told officers that Billingsley assaulted her in their residence after she returned home from a night out at approximately 2:30 a.m.

The woman said an “irate” Billingsley confronted her “in a rage” and slapped her glasses off her face, according to police, and then punched her in the head, causing her to lose consciousness and collapse. She told police that when she woke up, one of her sons was above her telling Billingsley to leave her alone, the complaint states.

Police said the woman was able to drive herself to the hospital, where she was treated for a large contusion to her left temple and abrasions to her left shoulder suffered during the assault. The full extent of her injuries remained unknown at the time of Billingsley’s arraignment, police said.

Officers then went to the couple’s home and found that Billingsley had locked the storm door and secured the front and rear entrances to the house, police said; officers were able to gain entry to the home with a key the woman had given them and found Billingsley in an upstairs bedroom with the three boys who live in the house.

He was arrested without incident, police said.

A preliminary hearing before Borek is tentatively scheduled for Sept. 27.